Pinnacle Airlines, Delta Reach Agreement
2008-07-17 17:45:00
Pinnacle Airlines, Delta Reach Agreement
Existing Contract to Remain in Effect
MEMPHIS, TN–(EMWNews – July 17, 2008) – Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (
today that its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary will continue to fly for
Delta Air Lines as a Delta Connection carrier under its existing contract,
which expires in 2017. Delta previously served notice that it intended to
terminate the contract, effective July 31.
“We have tremendous respect for the people at Delta,” said Phil Trenary,
Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s president and chief executive officer. “Our
discussions with them were amicable and we were able to resolve the issues
at hand. We look forward to building on our hard-earned reputation for
operating a safe, reliable and cost-effective airline to serve what will
soon be the largest air carrier in the world.”
Pinnacle entered into an agreement with Delta in April 2007 to operate 16
CRJ-900 aircraft as a Delta Connection carrier and began operations under
the agreement in December. Pinnacle has already taken delivery of nine of
the 16 CRJ-900 aircraft on order. As part of the resolution between the
parties, the in-service dates of the remaining seven aircraft will be
deferred until between January and May 2009. The 76-seat CRJ-900 NextGen
jet has operating costs that are the lowest among comparably sized regional
jets, providing for an economic, efficient aircraft in the Delta network.
About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (
parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. and Colgan Air, Inc. Pinnacle
Airlines, Inc. operates a fleet of 138 regional jets in the United States
and Canada as Northwest Airlink and Delta Connection. Colgan Air, Inc.
operates a fleet of 58 regional turboprops as Continental Connection,
United Express and US Airways Express. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating
units fly over 1,000 daily flights and transport more than 10 million
passengers a year to 140 cities and towns in North America. Visit
www.pncl.com for more information.
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